North Michigan News

There were 24 Hawaiian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Grand Traverse County welcomed 12,290 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, Grand Traverse Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grand Traverse Academy	0.8	787
Central High School	0.2	1,387
West Senior High School	0.1	1,510
Westwoods Elementary School	0.5	368
West Middle School	0.1	1,081
Central Grade School	0.2	516
Traverse Heights Elementary School	0.4	257
Kingsley Area Elementary School	0.2	571
East Middle School	0.1	786
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	0.3	357
Blair Elementary School	0.5	212
The Greenspire School	0.8	125
Courtade Elementary School	0.5	218
Mill Creek Elementary School	0.4	249
North Ed Bridgeway	1.7	58
Eastern Elementary School	0	454
Traverse City High School	0	158
TCAPS Montessori School	0	307
Kingsley Area High School	0	457
Willow Hill Elementary School	0	421
Kingsley Area Middle School	0	457
Fife Lake Elementary School	0	145
North Ed Creekside School	0	59
North Ed New Horizons	0	77
Long Lake Elementary School	0	352
Life Skills Center	0	126
Silver Lake Elementary School	0	306
Old Mission Peninsula School	0	163
The Greenspire School	0	120
Woodland School	0	206